# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=469 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 470 --- ## [Haitian food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haitian-food/1007226)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haitian-food/1007226 "2024-09-27T16:13:46Z")
All kidding about cats-as-food aside, I’m now curious what Haitian cuisine is like. I loves me some jerk chicken, but that’s a Jamaican thing. Does Haitian food have similar Caribbean tendencies, or is there more Fren… --- ## [Mass Shooting in Birmingham, Alabama \[2024-09-22\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-birmingham-alabama-2024-09-22/1007600)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-in-birmingham-alabama-2024-09-22/1007600 "2024-09-27T16:09:13Z")
Yet another mass shooting. 4 dead, 17 injured. No suspects in custody. --- ## [Frog folks - genus Rana vs. Lithobates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-folks-genus-rana-vs-lithobates/1007795)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-folks-genus-rana-vs-lithobates/1007795 "2024-09-27T16:03:39Z")
This is a possibly obscure question for the herpetologists and frog people out there. I’ve been looking into the North American Wood Frog lately (Lithobates sylvaticus)—largely because they’re all over my property at the… --- ## [What I don’t understand is why people who aren’t members of the privileged classes support Trump and his agenda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-don-t-understand-is-why-people-who-aren-t-members-of-the-privileged-classes-support-trump-and-his-agenda/1004386)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-don-t-understand-is-why-people-who-aren-t-members-of-the-privileged-classes-support-trump-and-his-agenda/1004386 "2024-09-27T14:03:20Z")
What I don’t understand is why people who aren’t members of the privileged classes support Trump and his agenda. He talks a good game but his actual policies while president didn’t help them. --- ## [An Urban75 Forum question (no, not a board fight!), for those who frequent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-urban75-forum-question-no-not-a-board-fight-for-those-who-frequent/1007778)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-urban75-forum-question-no-not-a-board-fight-for-those-who-frequent/1007778 "2024-09-27T13:35:41Z")
Once upon a very long time ago, someone on SDMB posted links to similar / kindred boards and I saved links to NADS, which did not survive, and to Urban75, which definitely did. I signed up for both and then mostly didn’… --- ## [Charter Members: Who and how many are left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-members-who-and-how-many-are-left/726708 "2024-09-27T11:22:24Z")
Just out of curiosity, how many folks took advantage of the charter membership, and is there a listing of who’s left? The Internet’s a wild, open space. I’m curious of who’s left of those ‘unwashed masses’ as Mike Lukas… --- ## [Is there an app for this? \[Finding lost phone using laptop\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-app-for-this-finding-lost-phone-using-laptop/1007673)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-app-for-this-finding-lost-phone-using-laptop/1007673 "2024-09-27T10:20:24Z")
Sometimes I put my phone down somewhere and then forget where it is. If somebody else is around, I can ask them to call my number and then locate my phone by the ringing. This doesn’t work when I’m by myself. I have to… --- ## [MrBeast's "Beast Games" Vegas shoot an unmitigated disaster, say local staff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrbeasts-beast-games-vegas-shoot-an-unmitigated-disaster-say-local-staff/1007779)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrbeasts-beast-games-vegas-shoot-an-unmitigated-disaster-say-local-staff/1007779 "2024-09-27T09:25:02Z")
The prominent Youtuber recently conducted a three-day shoot at Allegiant Stadium for the first part of a Squid Game-esque competition series he’s producing for Amazon. The 2,000 entrants were required to live and sleep i… --- ## [Story ID: Young man trapped on an island in Ireland? Scotland? \[Spoiler\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/story-id-young-man-trapped-on-an-island-in-ireland-scotland-spoiler/1007772)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/story-id-young-man-trapped-on-an-island-in-ireland-scotland-spoiler/1007772 "2024-09-27T03:20:48Z")
This is a classic story, but the title is not coming to my mind. I have it in my head that it took place in the 18th or 19th Century. A young man is stranded on an island. He can see the mainland a short distance away… --- ## [I Pit Our IT Department](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-our-it-department/997287)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-our-it-department/997287 "2024-09-27T03:12:23Z")
I have, myself, been an employee in a large organization’s IT Department. And we weren’t well liked, as a department, I tried to be a helpful person, making it that much more possible for people to do their jobs well b… --- ## [Things that bug me about Harris's position statements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bug-me-about-harriss-position-statements/1007688)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bug-me-about-harriss-position-statements/1007688 "2024-09-27T01:04:37Z")
I’m a big Harris fan. I want her to win, I support her on most things, and I think overall her campaign has been very smart. Her warmth and laughter, her ability to empathize, her desire to move forward with a positive… --- ## [When did the meaning of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing shift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-meaning-of-the-left-hand-not-knowing-what-the-right-hand-is-doing-shift/1007619)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-meaning-of-the-left-hand-not-knowing-what-the-right-hand-is-doing-shift/1007619 "2024-09-27T00:55:53Z")
If you say somebody doesn’t let his left hand know what his right hand is doing, you’re saying that person is very sneaky and good at concealing his questionable deeds. But that’s not the original meaning of the idiom. … --- ## [Is Windows 7 safe to use today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-7-safe-to-use-today/1002160)
**Author:** [@Jackson99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackson99)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-windows-7-safe-to-use-today/1002160 "2024-09-26T23:48:14Z")
I know Microsoft ended supported for Windows 7 with no updates. But is Windows 7 safe to use or only with the right anti virus software and browser. The pale moon browser says it still supports Windows 7 but I believe F… --- ## [Is it possible to create a horror movie too scary to be commercially viable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-horror-movie-too-scary-to-be-commercially-viable/1007649)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-horror-movie-too-scary-to-be-commercially-viable/1007649 "2024-09-26T23:21:49Z")
I’m not someone who enjoys horror movies but I gather there is a contingent of people for which it’s a pleasurable sensation and a subset among them who are thrill seekers and try to consumer the scariest movies possible… --- ## [SCANDAL! Vegan NYC Mayor Eats Fish!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandal-vegan-nyc-mayor-eats-fish/959117)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandal-vegan-nyc-mayor-eats-fish/959117 "2024-09-26T21:57:33Z")
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he’s vegan but it turns out HE EATS FISH!!! I mean, will this lead to impeachment? Or perhaps imlemonment? --- ## [I'd really like to be able to watch Apple TV+, but.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-really-like-to-be-able-to-watch-apple-tv-but/1007630)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-really-like-to-be-able-to-watch-apple-tv-but/1007630 "2024-09-26T20:49:09Z")
It won’t allow me to do so. I had Apple TV in the past through a Roku device. I now have an LG smart TV which shows the app on board. I can log into my Apple account on my HP laptop. But I can’t subscribe to Apple TV no … --- ## [National Voter Registration Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-voter-registration-day/1007388)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-voter-registration-day/1007388 "2024-09-26T20:43:54Z")
Today is National Voter Registration Day! If you are eligible to vote, it’s a great day to register to vote. But time is running out, depending on your location. Don’t put it off, do it today. Topics to discuss: are… --- ## [Lorelei and the Laser Eyes - huge recommendation from me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorelei-and-the-laser-eyes-huge-recommendation-from-me/1004868)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorelei-and-the-laser-eyes-huge-recommendation-from-me/1004868 "2024-09-26T20:23:14Z")
Let me start by listing some of the absolutely best “10 out of 10” graphic puzzle adventure games I’ve played the past 40 years. The Witness - wife and I beat this entire game without a hint. My proudest gaming achievem… --- ## [Is your name “democratic” or “republican”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-name-democratic-or-republican/1007369)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-name-democratic-or-republican/1007369 "2024-09-26T18:49:50Z")
This article says whether certain common names are most likely to lean Democratic or Republican (by registration). Although one might guess this is close to 50-50, it ain’t. Just as many medical specialties lean one wa… --- ## [Parents Giving their Kids Alcohol In the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-giving-their-kids-alcohol-in-the-us/1007356)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-giving-their-kids-alcohol-in-the-us/1007356 "2024-09-26T18:49:34Z")
Are there places in the US where it’s legal for a parent to give their own minor kid alcohol? I’ve heard of people that let their kid have wine at dinner or a dad who turns a blind eye to his son having some beers in th… --- ## [Doesn't Lebanon have an army or air force?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-lebanon-have-an-army-or-air-force/1007634)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-lebanon-have-an-army-or-air-force/1007634 "2024-09-26T17:55:18Z")
Re: Israel’s recent attacks on Lebanon ostensibly to counter Hezbollah – These attacks are killing and wounding civilians in densely populated areas. They are not targeted assassinations. Doesn’t Lebanon have an army or … --- ## [Your Name's Political Affiliation... revealed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-names-political-affiliation-revealed/1007754)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-names-political-affiliation-revealed/1007754 "2024-09-26T16:53:30Z")
Looks like the Washington Post recently published an article which allows you to track the political leanings of your first and last name: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/09/13/popular-names-republican-demo… --- ## [My depressing dental journey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-depressing-dental-journey/1007698)
**Author:** [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-depressing-dental-journey/1007698 "2024-09-26T16:50:30Z")
So, I mentioned a while back that I need a root canal on my front right tooth. Even with insurance I cannt afford it. Today, I went to the dentist for x-rays, check-up, make a plan. Before covid I was seeing a periodont… --- ## [Is it possible to have an orgasm with no physical stimulation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-an-orgasm-with-no-physical-stimulation/406576)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-have-an-orgasm-with-no-physical-stimulation/406576 "2024-09-26T15:45:04Z")
First of all: wet dreams don’t count. Neither does artificial stimulation of the pleasure areas in the brain with electrodes, or anything like that. The question is, is it possible for someone to have an orgasm from pur… --- ## [Why aren't skill-based games (3 pointer shots, etc.) in casinos more common](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-skill-based-games-3-pointer-shots-etc-in-casinos-more-common/1007563)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-skill-based-games-3-pointer-shots-etc-in-casinos-more-common/1007563 "2024-09-26T15:32:43Z")
I had read an article a few years back about how some casinos were considering implementing skill-based money games (such as “Make 10 three-point basketball shots within 60 seconds and you win X amount of money” or “thro… --- ## [Suffragette cat postcards!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suffragette-cat-postcards/1007707)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suffragette-cat-postcards/1007707 "2024-09-26T15:23:12Z")
I’ll admit my title is a little clickbait-y. There is more fascinating stuff here besides the suffragette part, and I guess the lure of sending cat pictures has been with people for much longer than I thought! --- ## [Help! My menu bars(?) in Chrome keep disappearing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-menu-bars-in-chrome-keep-disappearing/1007751)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-menu-bars-in-chrome-keep-disappearing/1007751 "2024-09-26T15:16:11Z")
That is probably the wrong name for them, sorry. At the top of my Chrome window there are normally three lines of info/tools above the actual webpage site. From the top: First, a line with a down arrow that accesses o… --- ## [How do encryption algorithms pick prime numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-encryption-algorithms-pick-prime-numbers/1007315)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-encryption-algorithms-pick-prime-numbers/1007315 "2024-09-26T14:27:05Z")
Do computers have a monstrous file of prime numbers to pick from? --- ## [So-Called “Cancel Culture”, Social Media and Bullying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-called-cancel-culture-social-media-and-bullying/917676)
**Author:** [@Dr.Conrad\_Shadowdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Conrad_Shadowdale)\ **Replies:** 593\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-called-cancel-culture-social-media-and-bullying/917676 "2024-09-26T10:04:09Z")
I’m not a huge believer in the so-called “Cancel Culture” thing but I periodically see the Twitterverse explode on someone. I have heard of Doxxing and seen reports of groups of demonstrators going to homes of political… --- ## [Before the 1975 Year of Intelligence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-the-1975-year-of-intelligence/1007734)
**Author:** [@SpicyDuckBillyHunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpicyDuckBillyHunt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-the-1975-year-of-intelligence/1007734 "2024-09-26T05:33:07Z")
In 1975 the US Government had the Church Committee and the Rockefeller Commission. They investigated CIA and others dodgy activity. Before 1974 there was some media attention, was there any knowledge about these activiti… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=468) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=470)